Sandie Peggie has sued NHS Fife and trans doctor Beth Upton, claiming having to change next to the female-identifying medic amounted to harassment under the Equality Act.
A nurse who was suspended after complaining about sharing a changing room with her trans colleague has said calling the medic a man was stating the 'truth'.
During the interaction, the tribunal was told by the NHS lawyer Jane Russell KC, Ms Peggie called Dr Upton a 'man' and the nurse was asked if she accepted 'calling Beth a man is likely to cause immense distress to her'. But Ms Peggie, who was giving evidence for a second day, said: 'I was describing at the time how women must feel with a man in a female prison - how they might feel awkward having a man in a prison with them.'
Throughout the hearing Ms Peggie and her legal team have been referencing Dr Upton as a man with the pronouns he and him, while the opposing side has been referencing the medic as a woman with the pronouns she and her.
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